Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I raise the matter because, if we have a measure that is not proportionate in terms of what the Bill is attempting to deal with, it will undermine the whole effort. I am not criticising but trying to tease out the subject so that we get a piece of legislation that will stand the test of time rather than becoming ineffective after four or five years following various challenges, requiring us to revisit it. That is why we have pre-legislative discussions, and today has been helpful for that purpose. I thank the witnesses.